Sick at Night in Korea 2026: 1330 vs 1339 vs 1345, Which Number and When

Bottom line: For a genuine emergency in the middle of the night, call 119 (24 hours, free). For something milder where you just need medical advice or help finding a late-night pharmacy, call 1339 (Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), which runs 24 hours. 1330 (tourist info) only answers until midnight, and 1345 (immigration) only until 6pm, extended to 10pm for Korean, English, and Chinese only.

If you didn't know: Call 1330 or 1345 after midnight and nobody picks up. You'll waste 10-15 minutes on the street trying the next number while symptoms get worse or the nearby pharmacy closes.

Which number to call when you're not feeling well late at night in Korea depends on what you actually need. 1330 is the Korea Tourism Organization's tourist hotline, supporting 8 languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Vietnamese, but it stops answering at midnight. 1345 is the Ministry of Justice's immigration contact line, open only until 6pm on weekdays, extended to 10pm for Korean, English, and Chinese. 1339, on the other hand, is a 24-hour hotline run by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency that offers medical consultation, infectious disease information, guidance on what to do in an emergency, and help locating a nearby night pharmacy or after-hours clinic. If it's an obvious emergency — chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding — skip the hotlines and call 119 directly.

Journey stage: During the trip · Verified 2026-11-10